The next Boomtown? (Columbia, Charleston, Greenville: taxes, prices, light rail)

[Charleston Class]

Originally Posted by g-man430

WTF? No it wasn't. Greenville County is the fastest growing county in the state. Proof: South Carolina by County - GCT-T1-R. Population Estimates (geographies ranked by estimate)

Reading is fundamental G-man. My post states that I believe Dorchester was the fastest growing county in the state, which suggests that I was unsure about that. Keep in mind your alleged proof clearly has "Population Estimate" at the top, which would suggest those numbers are not 100% accurate, so relax. Besides Greenville sucks anyway and no amount of statistical proof is needed to affirm that, just ask around.

[Charleston Class]

Originally Posted by Geechie North

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What I see is another megalopolis, patterned after the South Fla. model, running from Jacksonville to Charleston.

Interesting theory. Do you think long-time locals between the Lowcountry and the Coastal Empire would allow such development to occur? I'm doubtful.

[Skyliner]

Originally Posted by Charleston Class

...Besides Greenville sucks anyway and no amount of statistical proof is needed to affirm that, just ask around.

I could argue against that statement in many, many ways, but here's just one former Charleston businessman who disagrees emphatically:

It was during his visit to Greenville in January that Bramson saw this "jewel," downtown Greenville, for the first time.

"I absolutely fell in love with this place," he said. A month later, he moved here.

I do grant a bit of worth to your last phrase, "...just ask around." Of course, one should consider the possibility that there may be many other people living in the Charleston area who haven't even visited Greenville once within the past decade, if ever. It is a highly subjective statement because people will not agree on every opinion about specific places.

[Buckeye in SC]

Originally Posted by Charleston Class

Interesting theory. Do you think long-time locals between the Lowcountry and the Coastal Empire would allow such development to occur? I'm doubtful.

Agreed...drive along US-17 from where it exits I-95 near Yemassee to Charleston or I-95 from the HHI exits to Florence, absolutely nothing anywhere, don't see it happening in our lifetimes. Don't dispute that Charleston, Savannah & Jacksonville will all continue to grow, they're just too far apart right now w/nothing growing in between to really be considered a megalopolis. By that logic, you could say that Greenville-Spartanburg, Columbia & Charleston will eventually become a megalopolis.

[Geechie North]

Originally Posted by Charleston Class

Interesting theory. Do you think long-time locals between the Lowcountry and the Coastal Empire would allow such development to occur? I'm doubtful.

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Look at Charleston, and South Carolina, today: it is a society by of and for the Frankensteinish developer (think monstrous subdivisions) and his/her Igor- the real estate agent. same for Ga, and Fla.
Not a doubt in my mind we'll be talking the "Southeast" (versus present-day Northeast) Corridor by about 2050. Unless Greenland melts in the meanwhile, and it all becomes seafloor.

[Akhenaton06]

Originally Posted by Geechie North

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What I see is another megalopolis, patterned after the South Fla. model, running from Jacksonville to Charleston.

Which isn't a good thing at all.

[adavi215]

As an outsider, I am a Charlottean, I see Greenville or Columbia becoming metropolis centers for SC. I hope they rival Charlotte and Raleigh because overall I think that would be great for the Carolinas. Both centers are apart of Charlanta megaregion of the United States, the third largest such region in the U.S. and eigth largest in the world.

[Tinman313]

Coming down the road of progress..... I-73 Environmental Impact Study

[motonenterprises]

Originally Posted by Charleston Class

Reading is fundamental G-man. My post states that I believe Dorchester was the fastest growing county in the state, which suggests that I was unsure about that. Keep in mind your alleged proof clearly has "Population Estimate" at the top, which would suggest those numbers are not 100% accurate, so relax. Besides Greenville sucks anyway and no amount of statistical proof is needed to affirm that, just ask around.

Wow! You really showed your intelligence level on this one. I can't believe you let this ignorant statement come out of that hole in your head called a mouth.

[waccamatt]

Originally Posted by Buckeye in SC

Agreed...drive along US-17 from where it exits I-95 near Yemassee to Charleston or I-95 from the HHI exits to Florence, absolutely nothing anywhere, don't see it happening in our lifetimes. Don't dispute that Charleston, Savannah & Jacksonville will all continue to grow, they're just too far apart right now w/nothing growing in between to really be considered a megalopolis. By that logic, you could say that Greenville-Spartanburg, Columbia & Charleston will eventually become a megalopolis.

I agree; those that think parts of the south will become a megalopolis really don't understand that term. Travel I-95 from DC to Boston, by way of Philadelphia, and you will understand the difference.